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Siraj Syed

Siraj Syed is the India Correspondent for FilmFestivals.com and a member of FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics. He is a Film Festival Correspondent since 1976, Film-critic since 1969 and a Feature-writer since 1970. He is also an acting and dialogue coach. 

 
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Siraj Syed reviews Doctor Strange: Surgery and sorcery go hand in hand • Nov 03, 2016 at 04:41 PM
by Siraj Syed

Siraj Syed reviews Doctor Strange: Surgery and sorcery go hand in hand Comics can be victims of overkill, especially when they traverse the distance from page to screen. Casting might be (mis)guided...

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Thor
Michael Giacchino
Ben Davis
Arri Alexa 65 camera
Wyatt Smith
Sabrina Plisco
Michael Stuhlbarg
Scott Derrickson
C. Robert Cargill Jon Spaihts
Benjamin Bratt
Benedict Cumberbatch
Chiwiterl Ejiofor
Stan Lee
Marvel
Atlas
Tilda Swinton
Disney
Kathmandu
Rachel McAdams
Mads Mikkelson
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American Horizon on the Indian Kshitij, a month away from release • Sep 26, 2017 at 06:11 PM
by Siraj Syed

American Horizon on the Indian Kshitij, a month away from release Rare indeed. A Mumbai-based film professional named Navroz Prasla (no, not the Parsee or Irani Navroz, but a Khoja community member)...

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AhmendNagar
Kanchan Jadhav Akanksha Pingale
Karsihma Mhadolkar
Manoj Joshi
Manouj Kadaamh
Navroz Basla
Niraj Voralia
Rayban Davage
Sagar Mhadolkar
Sanjay Mone
Upendra Limaye
Vaishnavi Tangde
Vidyadhar Joshi
Yogesh Rajguru
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Turkey--key country at Mumbai Film Festival, by Siraj Syed • Sep 26, 2017 at 01:56 PM
by Siraj Syed

(Ms. Alin Taşçiyan-President Fipresci, Ambassador of Turkey to India--H.E. Mr. Burak Akçapar and Leading Actor--Mr. Ali Sarp Levendoğlu) Turkey--key country at Mumbai Film Festival, by Siraj...

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Ali Gündoğdu
Birol Güven
Burak Akçapar
cagan irmak
Elfin Fernand
Erdal Sabri Ergen
Faruk Hacıhafızoğlu
Faruk Turğut
Ferhat Aslan
Feriha
Frank Fernand
Hüseyin Yayman
Kalyanji-Anandji
Murat Şeker
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Ömer Atay
Ömer Faruk Sorak
Reha Erdem
Roma Pereira Talwar
Rpger C.B. Pereira
Şükrü Avşar
TESİYAP
Turning Point
Ümit Köreken
winter sleep
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Siraj Syed on 18th Mumbai Film Festival: Godless, Madly, Red Turtle meets Barakah • Nov 01, 2016 at 11:39 AM
by Siraj Syed

Siraj Syed on 18th MFF: Godless, Madly, Red Turtle meets Barakah Far from catching up on film viewing shortfall, I could see fewer films in the second half of the 18th Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival...

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Anurag Kashyap
Autohead
Barakah Meets Barakah
Clean Shaven
Diamond Island
I DANIEL BLAKE
ken loach
mtv
Radhika Apte
S. Narayanan
The Man with the Binoculars
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MAMI’s 18th MFF schedule had gaping holes • Oct 29, 2016 at 04:33 PM
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MAMI’s 18th MFF schedule had gaping holes Multiple venues spread far and wide, across the Western and Eastern, Southern and Northern tips of the linear city of Mumbai meant that persons living in...

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Regal
Le Reve
PVR
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